BP, Andarko must face fines for U.S. gulf oil spill: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp must face penalties under federal pollution laws in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which could expose the companies to billions of dollars in pote…
New York lawyer sued by U.S. over tax shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government sued a New York tax lawyer on Wednesday for allegedly cheating the Internal Revenue Service out of $130 million by engineering and concealing from investigators dozens of illegal tax schemes on behalf of clients…
Wisconsin stabbing puts focus on fictional Slenderman
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A murder plot allegedly hatched by two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls in which a classmate was stabbed 19 times has put a spotlight on the apparent object of their affections – a shadowy paranormal character on the Internet known as …
San Francisco city atty files complaint over ‘sick-out’ by transit workers
(Reuters) – The San Francisco city attorney on Wednesday accused the union for bus and rail operators of orchestrating a sick-out, filing a complaint on the third day of the protest as more buses and trains resumed operations.
Newly freed soldier’s Idaho hometown cancels rally amid backlash
HAILEY Idaho (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown, feeling a backlash over allegations that he was a deserter, has canceled a rally planned for later this month celebrating his release from five years of Taliban captivity, city offic…
Attorneys for Oregon bomb plot defendant argue for new trial
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Oregon argued for a new trial on Wednesday, telling a judge the former college student’s constitutional rights were viola…
Lawsuit calling isolation in California prisons torture moves forward
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A lawsuit contending California’s practice of keeping prisoners in near-solitary confinement for years is unconstitutional moved forward on Wednesday at a hearing to clarify the issues that will be heard and set dates for …
German nuclear waste may be headed to South Carolina site
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it will study the environmental risk of importing spent nuclear fuel from Germany that contains highly enriched uranium, a move believed to be the first for the United States.
Florida facing threat from two mosquito-borne diseases
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Two mosquito-borne diseases – dengue fever and chikungunya – are posing a serious threat to Florida and residents should take steps to control mosquito populations to try to limit the danger, a leading health expert said on Wed…
Detroit man drove cross-country with corpse in front seat: reports
(Reuters) – A Detroit-area man kept driving on a road trip from Arizona to Michigan even after he discovered his front-seat passenger was dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
